Multimedia Collection
Running in High Heels
DVD
90 min
2005
HQ1236.5 .U6 R86 2005 DVD
Maryann Breschard's terrific little documentary leaves men and women alike in passionate after-film conversation as it explores various aspects of women, politics, feminism, fashion and tradition. The story follows the political campaign of Emily, an engaging but inexperienced 29 year-old woman, as it posits the question: Should women vote for women, regardless of politics? Interwoven with Emily's story are a chorus of powerful women from the left and right of American politics, from comically conservative old-timer Phyllis Schlafly to Rosalind Wiseman, whose books begat the movie Mean Girls. Running in High Heels shows how a good documentary can raise issues that are provocative without pulling punches.
Cast: Emily Csendes, Phyllis Schlafly, Sherrye Henry, Stephen M. Evans III, Rosalind Wiseman, Myrna Blyth, Heidi Hartmann, Eleanor Smeal, Nancy Pfotenhauer
Distributed by 52 Women Films (www.52women.org).
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